Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 5:36PM EDT until April 4 at 5:49AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 1, 2026 - 2:36pm
Expires:
April 2, 2026 - 3:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in New
York...
Tonawanda Creek At Rapids affecting Niagara and Erie Counties.
For the Tonawanda Creek...including Attica, Batavia, Rapids...
Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Tonawanda Creek at Rapids.
* WHEN...From Thursday morning to early Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Moderate flood, some residential flooding
with widespread road closures in North Clarence, east into
Newstead and Royalton. Water begins to back up into smaller creeks
such as Ransom, Black, Beeman, Gott, and Mud Creeks. Flooding in
some low lying areas along Tonawanda Creek Road, Rapids Road, and
Wolcott Road, with widespread farmland flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:00 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 9.29 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 14.5 feet early Friday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Friday
evening.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.4 feet on 02/15/2009.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued Thursday morning by 600 AM EDT.
Area Description:
Erie, NY; Niagara, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Buffalo NY
Sender: